In my thinking, there had to have been some covering of the body when it was carried to its final resting place. That covering may well have retarded the fly /maggot infestation. There always are missing links. Perhaps today, with advances in criminal studies, there are new types of information that might weigh on the scale to guilt or innocence. 16 years.. For me, personally, I have peace with my conclusion that Westerfield is the perpetrator--yet I would always want to see or read further examination in areas of doubt. To my thinking, even though there are unanswered questions, guilt was proven beyond any reasonable doubt.